"Sorry Jamie. I didn't mean to frighten you. I didn't mean any harm. One word from you and I'll leave." No, Max, it's your bed, for God's sake. I'll g...."Rissa spoke then. Just as quietly and calmly as Max. "No, Jamie, please don't. Look, I know it's strange, and I meant to talk to you about it first, but ... would you stay?" Stay?" Yeah. It's ... Max honey, let me go for a minute?" he pushed back a little. Bumped into my hip. Rissa grunted, and turned to me. "It's a thing. A fantasy. We've both. Your erudition. You are so young to be so knowledgeable, that’s all. I really like you, Reg. Please accept my apology.”She went over to give him a hug, crushing him to her thin frame. His eyes opened wide at this sign of affection, and he hugged her in return, not used to almost complete strangers being so welcoming. Tears came to his eyes as he thought about it.It was one thing to have three girlfriends who liked his company; he could accept that largesse for what it was, but to be hugged by a. God was smiling on us that day, our loving families came together as we celebrated our union and became man and wife forever. I have never regretted a moment of my life with you, my darling wife, since you never give me a moment of doubt that we were meant to be. Our first time making love is one that I will never forget. We had known each other for about three months and had been almost inseparable during that time. However, both of us had been burned by previous relationships gone sour and. He wasn't wearing his black robes and crucifix. Instead he was adorned in a checked shirt and a pair of blue jeans like someone from Twentieth Century North America. But the Archdeacon knew who of the two of them held the real power. The Third Coming Pentecostals were the most dominant Christian community in the Holy Coalition and had much more wealth and power than Holy Trinity. The Chief Apostle was a skilled political leader who'd risen to where he was through the ruthless elimination of.